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Heart disease and work

Heart disease is common both in the population at large but also in the population of working age. It is estimated that heart disease, including stroke and high blood pressure, is responsible for more ...
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Arrhythmias in adults with congenital heart disease

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Pericardial diseases in patients with hypothyroidism

Correspondence to Dr. Allan L Klein, Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pericardial Diseases, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA ; kleina{at}ccf.org ...
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Methodological lessons of implementation trials in heart failure

Heart failure (HF) remains a relentless global health challenge, characterised by significant morbidity, mortality and ...
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Catheter ablation and risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in high-risk patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: a target trial emulation

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia associated with an increased risk of stroke, heart failure ...
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Long-term follow-up of older patients with Mobitz type I second degree atrioventricular block

1 Division of Cardiology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 2 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Syncope Center, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of ...
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Routine use of oxygen in the treatment of myocardial infarction: systematic review

Context: International guidelines recommend the routine use of oxygen therapy in the treatment of myocardial infarction (MI). Objective: To undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis of ...
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Defibrillation of persistent shockable rhythms and survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest

Background Persistent shockable rhythms (refractory to or recurring after three or more defibrillation attempts) are ...
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Contemporary outcomes in reoperative mitral valve surgery

Objective Data suggest that redo mitral valve surgery is being performed in increasing numbers, possibly with superior results according to single-centre studies. The purpose of this study is to ...
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Association between mutation status and left ventricular reverse remodelling in dilated cardiomyopathy

Objective To explore the genetic landscape of a well selected dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) cohort, assessing the possible relation between different genotypes and left ventricular reverse remodelling ...
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Effect of low-sodium salt substitutes on blood pressure, detected hypertension, stroke and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Objective A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to assess the efficacy of low-sodium salt substitutes (LSSS) as a potential intervention to reduce cardiovascular (CV) diseases. Methods ...
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Updated evidence on selection and implementation of an invasive treatment strategy for older patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is the most common acute coronary syndrome diagnosis in older patients. In the UK, there are ~20 000 NSTEMI cases annually in patients aged ≥75 ...